Santa Claus gestures on the floor at the closing bell of the Dow Industrial Average at the New York Stock Exchange
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- US stocks rose in a shortened holiday trading session, with tech stocks leading gains.
- The Santa Claus trading window, a bullish 7-day trading period, officially began Tuesday.
- Historical data shows the S&P 500 gains 1.3% on average during this period.
US stocks jumped in a shortened holiday trading session...